Published 1:49 pm, Sunday, September 22, 2013

Police are searching for a man who is facing multiple charges after attempting to strike a police officer with his vehicle and later evading arrest early Sunday morning.

Just before 2 a.m. Sunday, two Midland police officers were working off-duty at Woofers and Tweeters in the 3300 block of North Midkiff Road when one of the officers responded to an incident in which an individual was attempting to stab someone in the parking lot, according to a press release from the city’s public information officer.

The suspect, Antonio Carrasco, 28, got in a blue pickup and drove toward the officer. The officer fired three rounds toward the cab of the vehicle, according to the release.

Carrasco left the parking lot in the opposite direction, engaging police in a chase in which speeds reached up to 140 mph. Carrasco drove east then south along Loop 250 before he was able to evade police.

The pickup was found later Sunday at a residence in the 2600 block of North County Road 1140. There wasn’t any evidence to indicate that Carrasco was injured as a result of the shots fired by the police officer.

A warrant has been obtained for Carrasco, who will be charged with assault of a public servant, aggravated assault, and evading arrest in a motor vehicle.

The Midland Police Department reviews all incidents involving shots fired by an officer, according to the release.